Designation:D6573/D6573M−13StandardSpecificationforGeneralPurposeWireboundShippingBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6573/D6573M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthefabricationofnewwire-boundgeneralpurpose(GP)panelboard(hereafterreferredtoaswireboundboxes)shippingboxesintendedforuseascontainersfordomesticandoverseasshipmentofgeneralmaterialsandsupplies,notexceeding500lb[226.8kg]forClass1domestic,400lb[181.4kg]forClass2overseasshipmentsor300lb[136.0kg]forClass3extremedistributionhazardconditionsormilitarycontingencypurposes.1.2Wireboundboxperformanceisdependentonitsfabri-catedcomponents;therefore,avarietyoftypesofload,classes,styles,andtreatmentsreflectingvariedperformancearespeci-fied.Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverwireboundboxperfor-manceunderallatmosphere,handling,shipping,andstorageconditions.WireboundboxesincompliancewithHazardousMaterialModalRegulationsorUnitedStatesCodeofFederalRegulations(CFRs)arefoundintheSupplementaryRequire-ments.1.3Theuseofotherconstructionmethodsortechniquesareacceptableandshallbepermitted,providedtheresultingpackagingsystemsareofequalorbetterperformancethanwouldresultfromtheuseofthesespecifiedmaterialsandprocedures.TheappropriatePracticeD4169distributioncycle(s)canbeusedtodevelopcomparativeproceduresandcriteria.1.4Units—Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.TheSIvaluesgiveninbracketsaremathematical.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindepen-dentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10forconversionofunits.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoesta...
